Citing heavy competition in online retail, two major book publishers in Poland have created an online bookstore of their own called Inverso.
The US National Book Awards at 70: Looking for Permanence
The US National Book Awards appear ready to turn their staying power into stability, and coupled their 2019 prize-fest with an appeal for funding.
On World Children’s Day, the UN and IPA Highlight the SDG Book Club
On UNICEF’s World Children’s Day, the IPA reminds international publishers that their children’s books can be part of the SDG Book Club.
Fondazione LIA Rolls Out Accessible Publishing Program for Italy
With the cooperation of some 80 percent of Italy’s publishing companies, the new Fondazione LIA program is establishing accessibility standards for books.
The US National Book Awards’ Lisa Lucas: ‘The Times We Live In’
Lisa Lucas, executive director of the National Book Foundation talks about this year’s National Book Awards and its 70th anniversary.
Ken Follett Opens Brexit-Inspired Eureopean Friendship Tour
Star authors Jojo Moyes, Lee Child, and Kate Mosse join Ken Follett on a European ‘Friendship Tour’ to connect with fans in four countries.
Rights Sellout in Beijing: Why Albatros Media Won’t Be in Shanghai
Having sold the Chinese rights to every children’s title the Czech house took to Beijing, Albatros has nothing left to sell this weekend at Shanghai’s fair.
Newly Developed Data To Fuel IPA’s 33rd World Congress in Norway
At the 2020 International Publishers Congress in May, seven new research reports will be released on leading issues in global publishing.
Words Without Borders November: Hope in the Philippines
This month, WWB features a range of Filipino writers and hopes to ‘challenge a monolithic view’ of the country’s many cultures.
Sharjah International Book Fair Draws a Record-Breaking 2.52 Million Visitors
While reporting big attendance numbers, the Sharjah Book Fair this year is most memorable for events affirming its deepening world publishing relationships.